Adjusting device for door checks and closers



w. J. BBYON.

ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR DOOR CHECKS AND CLOSERS.

' APPLICATION FILED APR. 22, I915.

Patented Dec. 7, 1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM J. BRYON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 7, 1920.

Application filed April 22, 1915. Serial No. 23,232.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM J. BRYON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in A justing Devices for Door Checks and Closers, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention has a special reference to the class of door closers and checks, wherein the same are located in a floor, door sill, door lintel or any part of the door casing for the purpose of actuating the door for closing the same, and for checking the closing movement of the door, and the invention has for its primary object to secure perfect alinement or centering of the hinge-butts or pintles of a hinge mounted door, with the post or spindle of the door closer and check. Heretofore, means have been provided for effecting a connection between the door and the closer and check, as applied to doors which are supported by hinges as distinguished from those mounted on pivots at the top and bottom edges of the door and resting on the mechanism constituting a closing and checking device, but no suitable means have been provided to effectually and accurately aline the hinge-butts or pintles of the hinges and the post of the device, in such a manner as to prevent undue twisting and wearing of the parts and consequent imperfect action of the door during its opening and closing movements, nor to adjust the parts so that the piiitles of the hinges will be in accurate alinement vertically with the post or spindle of the device.

To accomplish these ends, one of the objects of my invention is to provide an adjustable connection between the door closing and checking device and the door, said connection being carried by the door and so constructed as to be movable toward and away from the same adjacent to its inner or pivoted edge eitherat the lower or upper edge of the door or at such other point as the adjustable connection is effected.

Another object is to provide a construction so that the door and door closing and checking means may be accurately coupled without requiring'any re-adjustment either of the hinges that may be already applied to the door or of the casing of the door check or closer.

With the above and other objects in view, the lnvention consists in the particular novel combinations and arrangements of parts,

as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings which form a part of the specification;

Figure 1. is a fragmentary horizontal cross-sectional view of the associated parts of a door frame and door hinged thereto, with one form of adjusting means applied to the door in accordance with the invention,

a fragmentary portion of the floor being shown in plan.

Fig. 2. is a fragmentary vertical sectional vlew, partly in elevation of the parts and adjustment means illustrated in Fig. 1, the sectlon being taken on line 22 of Fig. 1. i Fig. 3. is a view similar to'Fig. 1 but showmg a modified form of the adjusting means embodying my invention.

Fig. 1. is a detailed perspective view of an adjustment arm employed in the form of the invention shown in Fig. 3, and

Fig. 5. is a horizontal sectional view of a further modified form of the invention looking downwardly from the bottom edge of the door.

In the accompanying drawings in which,

like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views 1 is a door frame having the usual rabbet or recess to form a seat for a hinged door 3, which operates in the frame. The hinges which support the door in the frame, are indicated by 4 and are of the usual or any preferred construction having the ordinary hinge-butts or pintles by which the hinge-plates or leaves are pivotally connected, two or more of such hinges being gen- ;erally employed and mounted along the hinged edge of the door.

5 designates the flooring in which is mounted a door check and'closer 6 which may be of any improved or well known type but more particularly as described in my Patent No. 750,802 dated February 2nd, 1904, or as improved upon subsequently thereto. This door check and closer is provided with a post or spindle 7 connected to the actuating mechanism of the device, said post projecting upwardly through the top of a casing 8 which supports the device in a recess in the floor.

It is to the accomplishment of this end that the present invention is designed and in the form thereof illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings as one of several modifications to which I do not desire to strictly bind myself, the door at the lower portion of its inner vertical edge is recessed to receive a transversely apertured block 9, the inner wall of the aperture therein being provided with notches or serrations 10, whlle the opposite wall is left smooth. The aperture extends transversely through the door and at one side is enlarged as shown at 11. In order to prevent weakening of the door due to the aperture therein, reinforc ing plates 12 are secured to the opposite faces of the door preferably in a manner to close the aperture at the side of the door opposite to the side adjacent to position of the projecting post 7 of the door closing and checking device.

The block is held in position at the inner edge of the door by the screws 13 or by any suitable means. As will be observed from Fig. 2 of the drawings, the aperture is in the lower portion of the block and is designed to receive the arm of an element of an adjustable connection 14- which at one edge is notched or serrated to fit into the correspondingly notched or serrated wall or face of the block aperture. To effect this, means are provided to force the arm against the inner wall of the aperture so as to bring the notched faces thereof into positive locking engagement; and for this purpose there are provided apair of setcrews 15 threaded through the block at its inner side to exert a pressure against the stem of the arm.

The outer end of the connection 14 is preferably enlarged and so constructed as to closely fit in to the recess in the door at the side thereof toward which the post or spindle of the door check and closer is located. The outer end of the connection projects from the door in the latter direction and is provided with a bottom or downwardly opening socket 16 to receive the projecting end of the post to connect the door to the actuating mechanism as shown. The axes of the hinge-butts or pintles are located in a plane coincident with the vertical plane at the coacting edges of the frame and door when the latter is closed, as will be observed from Fig- 2 of the drawings. It is essential that the axes of the hinge-butts and pintles and the axis of the post he in accurate vertical alinemcnt in order to obviate twisting and wearing of the parts inconsistent with the working thereof, in order that the same will not i p the present invention the arm of the-connection 14 may be adjusted at right angles to the door by loosening the screws 15, moving the arm 14 to the desired position either in or out with get out of working order. By

respect to the door and then" tightening the screws 15, so that the'centers of the post 7 and the hinged pintles may be alined and the door be permitted to swing without torsioning or twisting the hinges, post or associated parts of the mechanism of the door check and closer, so that the latter may properly serve its functions.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 3 and l of the drawings, the parts are constructed in the same manner with the exception that inlieu of the apertured block 9, a block or barrel 17 is fitted in a recess in the door, the inner end of the barrel being spaced from the side remote from the post so as to provide a space to accommodate a head or retaining member 18 mounted on the adjacent and non-threaded end of aperture in the end wall of the barrel which is bored out to receive the circular stem or shank 20 of a connection 21 which is provided with a similar enlarged end and socket 16 as heretofore described. The HJflnk 20 has a threaded bore 22, by which it is adjustably connected to the stud so that it may be adjusted toward and away from the door to aline the parts in a manner setforth hereinbefore. An opening in one of the plates 12 through which the connection projects, permits the movement of the arm or connection 21 in the manner specified.

In Fig. 5 of the drawings, a further modification is shown in which an arm or plate 23 is adjustably secured to the bottom edge of the door or seated in the latter, the arm proper having the form of a lateral projection 245 with a socket 25 for engagement by the post. The plate is provided with a longitudinal slot 26 and a diagonal slot 27 near the lateral projection thereof, through which pass adjusting members 28 and 29 to hold the plate in an adjusted position, it being apparent that as the plate is shifted longitudinally inward the armlwill be projected to a greater degree and vice versa.

To assemble the construction embodying my invention to a door (which of course is already swung on its hinges) the procedure is as follows The connection 14 is adjusted in position so that the center of the socket 16 is in alinement with the axes of the pintles of the door hinges. When the connection is so adjusted it is secured in place by tightening the screws 15. The door check is then placed in position in the floor, the post 7 of the check be ing inserted in the socket 16 of the connection 14-. It is therefore obvious that as the center. of the socket 16 is first brought in alinement with the axes.of the pintles of the door hinges, that the center of the post 7 of the check will be is inserted in the socket 16 of the connection 14.

a threaded stud 19. This stud is secured through an in this alinement when it From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that I have provided a simple and eliicient form of adjusting means to bring about alinement of the axes of the butts and post, and that all inaccuracies in this regard can be readily overcome should said parts incident to use, get out of alinement. By the use of the term door check and closer, any. spring or other actuated door actuating or closing mechanism is meant and is synonymous in the combination.

lit may be further pointed out that the adjustable connections or socket members 14, 21 and 24 may be reversed in position or extended at either side of the door, for use in connection with either right or left hand doors.

.ltlaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersrP'atent of the United States, is

1. In a device of the kind described, a hinged door, a post of a door actuating ,device, means for connecting the door and post, said means comprising a member adjustahly mounted on the door substantially at right angles to the faces ofthe door and having means for engaging said post, whereby the post may be alined vertic'ally with the pintles of the door hinges.

In a device of the kind described, a connection between a hinged door and a spring actuated door closing device, means for adjusting said connection with respect to the door transversely on a direct line at an -es to the door to bring the point of connection with the spring acti pi door closing device in alinement with the pintles of the hinges, and means for holding said connection rigidly in an adjusted position.

A hinged door, a door closing device mounted upon a support independent of the door and having an operating post, a connection between the door and post, said connection being adjustable with respect to the door and carried transversely of the latter to aline the post vertically with the pintles of the hinges.

at. The combination with a door frame, a door hinged therein for swinging movement and a door check and closer seated in the floor having an upwardly projecting post connected to the operating mechanism thereof, of adjustable means carried by the door provided with means to connect with the post whereby the center of the post connecting means will be disposed in alinement with the centers ofthe hinge pintles.

T he combination with a door frame, a door hinged therein for swinging movement, and a door check and closermounted upon a support independent of the door and having a projecting post connected to the operating mechanism thereof; of adjustable means carried by the door and having a socket for engagement by the post, said means serving to aline the center of the socket with the centers of the hinge pintles, whereby to aline the centers of the post and pintles.

' 6. An improved means for effecting a connection between a hinged door and the post of a door actuating device whereby to aline the post to permit accurate mounting of the actuating device, comprising a member adjustably mounted on the door and having a socket for engagement by said post.

7. An improved means for effecting a connection between a hinged door and the post of a spring actuated door closing device whereby to aline the post with the pintles of the hinges to permit accurate mounting of the actuating device, said means being adjustable transversely of the door to effect the connection with the post in alinement with the pintles of the door hinges.

S. In combination with a door frame, a door hinged thereon for swinging movement, and a spring actuating device seated in the floor, and having an upwardly projecting post connected to the operating mechanism thereof and of means adjustably mounted on the door to connect with the said post, said means including an adjustable member mounted adjacent the hinged edge of the latter, and means to engage and couple together the said adjustable member and the said post of the spring actuating device for the purpose set forth and described.

9. The combination with a door frame, a door hinged thereon for swinging movement, and a checking device, said checking device having a post connected to its operating mechanism and means adjustably mounted for connecting said post to said door, said means having an adjustable part for engaging with the said post and means for holding said adjustable part in an adjusted position whereby the said post and the pintles of the hinges on the door will swing on an exact even axis for the purpose described. I

10. In coml'i .ationwith a door frame and a door hinged thereon for swinging movement, and a spring ictuating device suitably mortised, said spring actuatii'ig'device ing a post connecting to its operating mechanism'thereof, and means adjustably mounted to connect with the said post, saidrneans including a bracket. an adjustable part hav ing a socket located on one side of the door for coupling together the said adjustable part and the post of the spring actuating device for the purpose set forth and described. a I

with the pintles of the hinges 11. In combination with a door frame and a door hinged thereon for swinging move ment, and a spring actuating device mortised in the floor, and said spring actuating device having a post connected to the operating mechanism thereof, and means adjustably mounted on the door to connect with the said post, said means including a bracket and an adjustable member located in substantially vertical alinement with the hinge pintles and means to couple together the said adjustable member and the post operating mechanism of the spring actuating device for the purpose set forth and described.

12. In combination with a door. frame. and a door hinged thereon for swinging movement, and a door check and closer, and said door check and closer having a post connected to the operating mechanism thereof, and means adjustably mounted on the door to connect with the said post, said means including a bracket and an adjustable member movable toward and away from the face of the door and having a socket opening the center of which is in alinement with the plane of the inner edge of the door said member being adapted to engage and couple together the said door and post operating mechanism of the door check and closer for the purpose set forth and described.

13. In combination with a door frame and .1 hinged door operating therein, a door check and closer having a post connected to the operating mechanism thereof, and means adjustably mounted on the door to connect the door and post, so that the center,

of the post will be disposed in alinement with the centers of the hinge pintles, said means including a bracket and an adjustable member movable toward and away from the door and having a socket the center of which is in alinement with a plane parallel to the inner edge of the door.

14. The combination with a door frame, a door hinged therein for swinging movement and a door check and closer seated in the floor having an upwardly projecting post connected to the operating mechanism thereof, means adjustably mounted on the door to connect with the post, said means including an arm having a socket for sin gagement by the post and means for holding said arm in an adjusted position, where: by vertical alinement of the post and binge pintles may be effected to cause the door to swing on an axis common to that of the post and pintles as and for the purposes described. j

15. In a device for centering and alining the post of the operating mechanism of'a door check and closer with the pintles of the hinges of a hinged door, a bracket for mounting the device, a member adjustable at right angles with respect thereto to be held in an adjusted position with respect to the bracket, and means to couple the arm to said post whereby the arm and the post will rotate together.v

16. An adjustable device for centering the post of an operating mechanism of a door check and closer, with the hinge pintles of a door and connecting the post withthe door in such relation, consisting of a bracket for mounting the device, an arm adjustably carried thereby, said adjustable arm having means of being held in an adjusted position with respect to the bracket and means to rigidly and detachably couple the arm to the post of the operating mechanism.

17. In combination with a door frame, a door hinged therein, and an attachable bracket fixedly mounted in the door and having an opening therein, an arm adjustably engaged in the opening and having a socket, and means carried by the bracket for holding said arm in an adjusted position and the center of said socket being on a straight line in the plane of the outer face edge of said bracket for alining the. post with the pintles of the hinges.

18. In combination with a. door hinged for swinging movement, and a bracket independent of the hinges of the door and detachably mounted in the latter, said bracket having an opening therein removed from the edge of the door, a shank-like arm adj ustably engaged in the opening and having means for coupling the door to the post of a door operating device, and means carried by the bracket for holding said arm in an adjusted position with respect to the door, as and for the purposes set forth. 7

19. In an adjustable device for centering the post of the operating mechanism of a door check and closer, with the pintles of a hinged door, consisting of a bracket fixed in the door for mounting the device, an arm adjustably carried thereby, means independent of the bracket fixing means for moving and holding said arm in adjusted position with respect to the bracket and door, and means'to couple the arm to the post of the operating mechanism.

20. A coupling device for connectingthe post of a concealed door check with a door mounted on hinges or butts, and centering the post with the pintles of the hinges, comprising a socketedmember provided for connection with the door and post, said member being adjustable transversely of the door and being reversible.

21. In a device for connecting a door with the post of a door check and closer, an arm adjustably carried by the door and provided with a socket for rigid connection with the post, said arm being adapted to beadjusted hinges,

to aline or center the socket with the pintles of the hinges whereby the post will be alined therewith.

, 22. In a device for connecting a hinged door with the post of a concealed door check and closer, an arm adjustably carried by the door and provided with a socket for rigid connection with the post, said arm being adapted to be manually adjusted to aline or center the socket with the pintles of the hinges, whereby the post will be alined therewith.

23. The combination with a movable part and pivots therefor, of an adjustable device carried by the movable part, an operating device having a member for connection with the movable part, said adjustable device serving to connect the operating member to the movable part so that the member and pivots will be alined.

M. In a device for alining a pair or plurality of members in which one of said members is associated with a pivoted movable part and the other member associated with an operating mechanism or the like, a plurality of members, one of said members being adapted to adjustably support the pivoted movable part, and means to afford connection between the last named member and the operating mechanism.

25. A device for connecting the post of a concealed door check and closer with a hinged door whereby the post or operating member of the door check and closer will be in alinement with the pintles of the door comprising a bracket for attachment to the door, an arm adjustably carried thereby and having a socketcentered with the hinged edge of the door and means to lock the arm in adjusted position with respect to the bracket.

26. In a device for accurately connecting a hinged door to the post of a door check and closer, a member adjustably carried by the door adjacent the pivoted edge thereof and having means of connection with the operating member, said member being adapted to be alined with the pintles of the hinges of the door to center and aline the post with the pintles when the door member is connected to the post.

27. In a device for connecting a hinged door to the post of a door check and closer, an adjustable member adapted to be supported by the door and having means of connection with the post, said member when alined with the pintles of the hinges serving to aline the post with the pintles when the post is connected with the door member.

28. In a device for accurately adjusting or connecting a hinged door to the operating member or post of a door check and closer, a plurality of members carried by the door, one of said members being adjustable for connection with the post and means for holding said adjustable member in a set position.

In witness Whfifof I have hereunto set my hand at the borough of Manhattan, city, county and State of New York, this sixth day of April, 1915.

WILLIAM J. BRYON.

In presence of- ETHEL D. BACON, JOHN J. RANAGAN. 

